|
Date |
Opponent |
|
Score |
|
Attend |
|
Site |
Notes |
| * |
09/26/1953 |
at Iowa |
W |
21-7 |
|
47125 |
|
Iowa City, Iowa |
|
| * |
10/03/1953 |
at Minnesota |
W |
21-0 |
|
61594 |
|
Minneapolis, Minn. |
|
|
10/10/1953 |
TEXAS CHRISTIAN |
W |
26-19 |
|
51049 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
10/17/1953 |
INDIANA |
W |
47-18 |
|
51698 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
10/24/1953 |
at Purdue |
L |
0-6 |
|
35000 |
|
West Lafayette, Ind. |
|
|
10/31/1953 |
OREGON STATE |
W |
34-6 |
|
51108 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
11/07/1953 |
at Ohio State |
W |
28-13 |
|
82328 |
|
Columbus, Ohio |
|
| * |
11/14/1953 |
MICHIGAN |
W |
14-6 |
|
52324 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
|
11/21/1953 |
MARQUETTE |
W |
21-15 |
|
42170 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| p |
01/01/1954 |
vs UCLA |
W |
28-20 |
|
10100 |
|
Pasadena Calif. |
Rose Bowl |
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Overall: 9-1
Conference: 5-1
Home: 5-0
Away: 3-1
Neutral: 1-0
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| Rushing |
g |
att |
gain |
loss |
net |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Bolden, LeRoy |
9 |
127 |
706 |
15 |
691 |
5.4 |
8 |
0 |
76.8 |
| Buggs, Travis |
0 |
5 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis, James |
0 |
35 |
161 |
27 |
134 |
3.8 |
4 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hallmark, F. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lekenta, Eugene |
0 |
2 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lewis, John |
0 |
3 |
20 |
1 |
19 |
6.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lowe, Gary |
0 |
6 |
44 |
2 |
42 |
7.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Matsock, John |
0 |
28 |
166 |
18 |
148 |
5.3 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Morrall, Earl |
10 |
14 |
41 |
32 |
9 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
| Planutis, G. |
0 |
31 |
98 |
8 |
90 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Postula, W. |
0 |
3 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Slonac, Evan |
0 |
75 |
406 |
10 |
396 |
5.3 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wells, William |
0 |
69 |
296 |
34 |
262 |
3.8 |
5 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Yewcic, Tom |
10 |
18 |
46 |
46 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zagers, Bert |
0 |
30 |
149 |
7 |
142 |
4.7 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
10 |
447 |
2179 |
199 |
1980 |
4.4 |
20 |
0 |
198.0 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Passing |
g |
comp-att-int |
pct |
yds |
td |
long |
avg/g |
effic |
| Matsock, John |
0 |
4-9-0 |
44.4 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
115.38 |
| Morrall, Earl |
10 |
17-31-3 |
54.8 |
279 |
2 |
0 |
27.9 |
132.37 |
| Wells, William |
0 |
2-3-1 |
66.7 |
26 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
182.80 |
| Yewcic, Tom |
10 |
34-80-8 |
42.5 |
489 |
7 |
0 |
48.9 |
102.72 |
| Zagers, Bert |
0 |
1-1-0 |
100.0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
463.60 |
| Team totals |
10 |
58-124-12 |
46.8 |
874 |
11 |
0 |
87.4 |
115.90 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0-0-0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
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| Receiving |
g |
no. |
yds |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Bolden, LeRoy |
9 |
6 |
39 |
6.5 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
| Diener, Carl |
0 |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dohoney, Donald |
0 |
4 |
76 |
19.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Duckett, Ellis |
0 |
10 |
169 |
16.9 |
4 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis, James |
0 |
6 |
54 |
9.0 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kauth, Donald |
0 |
2 |
49 |
24.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lewis, John |
0 |
4 |
86 |
21.5 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Planutis, G. |
0 |
4 |
33 |
8.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Quinlan, W. |
0 |
4 |
71 |
17.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Slonac, Evan |
0 |
7 |
105 |
15.0 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wells, William |
0 |
6 |
129 |
21.5 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Yewcic, Tom |
10 |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
| Zagers, Bert |
0 |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
10 |
58 |
874 |
15.1 |
11 |
0 |
87.4 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Scoring |
g |
td |
fg |
k-pat |
2xp |
dxp |
saf |
pts |
| Bolden, LeRoy |
9 |
8 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
| Dohoney, Donald |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Duckett, Ellis |
0 |
4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| Ellis, James |
0 |
6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| Lewis, John |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Lowe, Gary |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Matsock, John |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Slonac, Evan |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
18-20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| Wells, William |
0 |
6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| Team totals |
10 |
31 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
186 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Total offense |
g |
rush |
pass |
total |
avg/g |
| Bolden, LeRoy |
9 |
691 |
0 |
691 |
76.8 |
| Buggs, Travis |
0 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
0.0 |
| Ellis, James |
0 |
134 |
0 |
134 |
0.0 |
| Lekenta, Eugene |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0.0 |
| Lewis, John |
0 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
0.0 |
| Lowe, Gary |
0 |
42 |
0 |
42 |
0.0 |
| Matsock, John |
0 |
148 |
76 |
224 |
0.0 |
| Morrall, Earl |
10 |
9 |
279 |
288 |
28.8 |
| Planutis, G. |
0 |
90 |
0 |
90 |
0.0 |
| Postula, W. |
0 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
0.0 |
| Slonac, Evan |
0 |
396 |
0 |
396 |
0.0 |
| Wells, William |
0 |
262 |
26 |
288 |
0.0 |
| Yewcic, Tom |
10 |
0 |
489 |
489 |
48.9 |
| Zagers, Bert |
0 |
142 |
4 |
146 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
10 |
1980 |
874 |
2854 |
285.4 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Punt returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Bolden, LeRoy |
5 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
7.6 |
| Eggleston, Ray |
1 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11.0 |
| Ellis, James |
14 |
166 |
0 |
0 |
11.9 |
| Masters, Norman |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
| Matsock, John |
2 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
9.5 |
| Quinlan, W. |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
| Slonac, Evan |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
| Wells, William |
6 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
| Zagers, Bert |
2 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
14.0 |
| Team totals |
34 |
311 |
0 |
0 |
9.1 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Kick returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Bolden, LeRoy |
6 |
128 |
0 |
0 |
21.3 |
| Duckett, Ellis |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6.0 |
| Ellis, James |
1 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
21.0 |
| Lewis, John |
1 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
13.0 |
| Matsock, John |
1 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
17.0 |
| Slonac, Evan |
3 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
13.7 |
| Wells, William |
3 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
7.7 |
| Zagers, Bert |
2 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
20.0 |
| Team totals |
18 |
289 |
0 |
0 |
16.1 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Interceptions |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Ellis, James |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lowe, Gary |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Matsock, John |
3 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Morrall, Earl |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Planutis, G. |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
| Slonac, Evan |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
| Wells, William |
2 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zagers, Bert |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
| Team totals |
14 |
143 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Fumble returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Team totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| All purpose |
g |
rush |
rcv |
pr |
kr |
ir |
total |
avg/g |
| Bolden, LeRoy |
9 |
691 |
39 |
38 |
128 |
0 |
896 |
99.6 |
| Buggs, Travis |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0.0 |
| Diener, Carl |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0.0 |
| Dohoney, Donald |
0 |
0 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
0.0 |
| Duckett, Ellis |
0 |
0 |
169 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
175 |
0.0 |
| Eggleston, Ray |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0.0 |
| Ellis, James |
0 |
134 |
54 |
166 |
21 |
0 |
375 |
0.0 |
| Kauth, Donald |
0 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
0.0 |
| Lekenta, Eugene |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0.0 |
| Lewis, John |
0 |
19 |
86 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
118 |
0.0 |
| Lowe, Gary |
0 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
0.0 |
| Masters, Norman |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
| Matsock, John |
0 |
148 |
0 |
19 |
17 |
49 |
233 |
0.0 |
| Morrall, Earl |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
17 |
1.7 |
| Planutis, G. |
0 |
90 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
132 |
0.0 |
| Postula, W. |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0.0 |
| Quinlan, W. |
0 |
0 |
71 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
0.0 |
| Slonac, Evan |
0 |
396 |
105 |
1 |
41 |
6 |
549 |
0.0 |
| Wells, William |
0 |
262 |
129 |
42 |
23 |
66 |
522 |
0.0 |
| Yewcic, Tom |
10 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1.3 |
| Zagers, Bert |
0 |
142 |
33 |
28 |
40 |
5 |
248 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
10 |
1980 |
874 |
311 |
289 |
143 |
3597 |
359.7 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Punting |
no. |
yds |
avg |
lg |
tb |
fc |
i20 |
50+ |
blk |
| Kauth, Donald |
2 |
63 |
31.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Morrall, Earl |
6 |
250 |
41.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Yewcic, Tom |
31 |
1235 |
39.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team totals |
39 |
1548 |
39.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Field goals |
made |
att |
pct |
long |
blkd |
| Team totals |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Extra points |
g |
ua |
a |
tot |
tfl-yds |
sack-yds |
int-yds |
brup |
qbh |
fr-yds |
ff |
blk |
saf |
| Team totals |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
14 - 143 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Team statistics |
Team totals |
Opponent |
| 1st downs rushing |
0 |
0 |
| 1st downs passing |
0 |
0 |
| 1st downs penalty |
0 |
0 |
| 1st downs total |
0 |
0 |
| Penalties against |
0 |
0 |
| Penalty yards |
0 |
0 |
| Fumbles |
0 |
0 |
| Fumbles lost |
0 |
0 |
| 3rd-down convert |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 4th-down convert |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Time of possession |
0:00 |
0:00 |
| Misc yards |
0 |
0 |
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